<VV> Memory test -- parking brake alarm switch

[BBRT]

P&A 30 lists it as Switch assy, door jam-dome lamp 67 Corvair front and rear 
door. there is a 2, indicating quantity.

Chuck S
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kirby Smith" <kirbyasmith at gwi.net>
To: "Corvair mailing list" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 11:56 AM
Subject: <VV> Memory test -- parking brake alarm switch


>I have a box of parts listed under one part number that I obtained from GM 
>many years ago.  The part is 4889278 from Group 11.950.  The parts comprise 
>a small bracket and a push switch.  The push switch is not unlike those 
>used on our doors except it has a right angle electrical connector.  The 
>bracket is generally triangular, about 1.5 inches in its longest dimension. 
>With the triangular surface horizontal, there is a small tab extending down 
>and a larger tab extending up.  The triangular surface and the larger tab 
>have unthreaded holes.  The triangular surface hole easily passes the 
>thread of the switch.  The hole in the tab is a little undersized relative 
>to the thread size of the switch.
>
> The package includes Instruction Sheet No. X-889278 directing the user: 
> "When using #4889278 as a Parking Brake Alarm switch on Corvair models, 
> tape as shown below using commercial electrical tape."  There are no 
> instructions on mounting.
>
> I undoubtedly ordered this switch long ago expecting it to easily adapt to 
> the function of a parking brake alarm switch.  But yesterday I spent 
> considerable time examining the parking brake handle in relationship to 
> the nearby parts and do not see any practical way that this switch can be 
> mounted nearby using the bracket.  I'm not sure that there is a practical 
> way with any bracket without serious disassembly of the steering, parking, 
> and clutch shaft parts in order to drill holes where they can't be drilled 
> with the assemblies installed in the car.
>
> My question is: Anyone remember this part?  Was it intended for Corvairs 
> in general, LM Corvairs in general, only some very late model that had a 
> different design of parking brake parts than my 1966?  Am I barking up the 
> wrong tree and the assembly is supposed to be mounted somewhere else?
>
> Thanks for any help
>
> Kirby
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